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by mhd 5027 days ago
Anyone else still confused by the word "responsive"? I always expect something with a high degree of interaction, widgets etc., instead of just meaning "resizes how HTML should resize".
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In the context of web design, responsive means that the webpage adjusts elegantly to different browser form factors and navigation capabilities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsive_Web_Design
I'm aware of that. But as I've said, that term still tends to confuse me at first, especially when it's not paired immediately with "web design" or "layout". It's a pretty common word, and this very specific meaning has been around for, what, two years?